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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Wimbledon 1952

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]

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Table: The three principal causes of death were as follows:—

The three principal causes of death were as follows:—

Percentage of total deaths
Diseases of the heart and circulatory system54%
Cancer17%
Diseases of the respiratory system11%
Total82%

Table: The following is an analysis of the causes of death:—

The following is an analysis of the causes of death:—

CauseMalesFemalesTotal
1. Respiratory tuberculosis426
2. Other tuberculosis---
3. Syphilitic disease246
4. Diphtheria---
5. Whooping cough---
6. Meningococcal infections---
7. Acute poliomyelitis---
8. Measles---
9. Other infective and parasitic diseases1-1
10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach8715
11. Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus121123
12. Malignant neoplasm, breast-1313
13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus-44
14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms304272
15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia235
16. Diabetes527
17. Vascular lesions of nervous system306696
18. Coronary disease, angina7160131
19. Hypertension with heart disease111122
20. Other heart disease4977126
21. Other circulatory disease201535
22. Influenza2-2
23. Pneumonia142034
24. Bronchitis242044
25. Other diseases of respiratory system246
26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum8412
27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea-11
28. Nephritis and nephrosis459
29. Hyperplasia of prostate9-9
30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion---
31. Congenital malformations314
32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases212950
33. Motor vehicle accidents235
34. All other accidents4812
35. Suicide819
36. Homicide and operations of war---
Totals346413759